In cooperation with Eurojust and the JIT network secretariat, it hosts or otherwise supports meetings of national JIT experts, and contributes to training programmes that raise awareness of JITs, in particular at the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL).

It provides forensic support to law enforcement agencies to determine the origin of materials and devices used for the manufacturing of counterfeit goods

It provides technical support and training on tactical and technical issues related to protecting the euro from counterfeiting.

In cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Europol has also trained chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear experts and first responders from the civil and military services in both EU and non-EU countries on how to respond to radiological incidents and emergencies.

In 2008, Europol created the European Explosive Ordnance Disposal Network (EEODN). Twice a year, it hosts meetings for experts in explosives security from all EU countries, who are sometimes joined by experts from the United States, to share their knowledge, expertise and best practices in the fight against the illicit use of explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Europol also regularly supports training for specialists in explosives and weapons of mass destruction from both inside and outside the EU. This training is part of the portfolio of courses that CEPOL offers, and co-funds with EUROPOL.

Training Themes and Topics

Each year, Europol also takes its roadshow to six or seven cities in the EU. Each show, or awareness seminar, presents the basics on Europol to audiences of up to several hundred law enforcement personnel. Presentations and workshops cover a variety of themes, depending on the audience, including:

The participants also learn how Europol is helping make Europe safer through the unique range of services it offers.

Europol also regularly holds a variety of workshops and other events on such topics as:

migrant smuggling and financial investigations

virtual currencies

cross-border vehicle crime

financial cybercrime.

EC3 training to combat cybercrime

The training that EC3 offers includes courses on open-source IT forensics , some of which use material developed by the European Cybercrime Training and Education Group (ECTEG). Others include representatives from private industry as keynote speakers and workshop facilitators.

Some courses are also open to law enforcement authorities outside the EU.

Course offerings on tackling cybercrime

Among the courses that EC3 has offered under the aforementioned rubrics are the following:

a course at the Spanish National Police Academy in Avila on open-source IT forensics;

a course in Selm, Germany, that offered training on combatting child sexual exploitation and that was offered by Focal Point Twins, a team of specialists in EC3 that helps combat all forms of criminal online behaviour against children;

a course on payment fraud forensics and investigations at the Spanish National Police Academy;

in close cooperation with Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, a course for forensic experts on examining skimming devices.